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I need some help, with lighting that is. In all of my films the lighting is not that good(at least I think) What I mean by bad lighting is a LOT of light flicker. I don't know what to do to stop light flicker, so tell me what you do to stop light flicker
What camera do you use?
here's a few suggestions: get a couple lamps, if you don't. then, put a piece of white paper over you'r lamp(s) if you haven't. and if you'r lamp(s) are pretty close to the set, push them a little more further, that seemed to work for me. just some tips that helped me 
1.) Make sure you block all light out of the room (e.g cover windows, close doors, etc.) 2.) Make sure all of your camera settings are on MANUAL. 3.) Diffuse your lamps with paper, or something like this. 4.) Make sure you're wearing dark clothing and not standing over / in front of the lights, that causes shadows.
Hope this helped
4.) Make sure you're wearing dark clothing and not standing over / in front of the lights, that causes shadows.
Yep, I was animating yesterday wearing a red shirt, half regular frames, half red tinted frames
Make sure any nearby windows are covered completely. That means, either you have thick enough blinds that don't let light in or you cover your window with a blanket or tarp. Therefore, when you're filming, the light on set won't change due to light changes outside.
Greaseproof paper works well on lamps, so I've heard. Make sure you return to the same place each time when taking a photograph.
Thanks for the help every one, 
and Mighty Wanderer I use a wed cam pro 9000
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